{"id":687,"date":"2023-06-06T10:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmadrugaimplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=687"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:44:36","slug":"what-are-sinus-lifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmadrugaimplants.co.uk\/blog\/what-are-sinus-lifts\/","title":{"rendered":"What are sinus lifts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A sinus lift is a surgical procedure that\nis sometimes required prior to having implants fitted into your upper jaw. As you age, your sinus cavity\nincreases in size causing bone loss to occur. This can also occur due to\nother factors such as after an accident, if you have gum disease, after a\ndifficult extraction or after having a cyst or tumour removed. While it may\nsound quite frightening, sinus lifts\nMarylebone<\/a> are quite a common procedure carried out at David Madruga<\/strong> by our dentist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sinus lift before implants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinus lifts Marylebone<\/strong> are often needed if you have an insufficient amount of bone to fuse\nto your dental implant. It involves carrying out a bone graft between your\nupper jaw and the membrane of the sinuses that are closest to your molars which\nare located at the back of your mouth. The sinus lift naturally fuses to your\njawbone thereby allowing an implant to be fitted in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why may a sinus lift be necessary?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implants are titanium screw-like posts that\nare surgically fixed into your jawbone in order to act like an anchor for\ndentures or crowns. As they are surgically fused into your jawbone, there needs\nto be a sufficient amount of bone surrounding the implant in order for it to\nheal properly. As you grow older, your sinus cavity increases in size and at\nthe same time bone loss occurs, which makes fitting an implant difficult as\nthere isn\u2019t enough bone to fuse to the implant. In order for an implant to be\nfitted in, our dentist may suggest carrying out sinus lifts\nMarylebone<\/strong> so that new bone material can be placed into the space\nbetween your jaw and sinus membrane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are sinus lifts performed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of a sinus lift begins with our\ndentist carrying out a clinical assessment of your mouth to check if you\nrequire implants and if you are suitable for them depending on your medical\nhistory. They will also carry out a 3D scan of your mouth to assess the\ncondition of your jaw and whether you have a sufficient amount of jawbone for\nthe fusion to take place when an implant is fitted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where and under what conditions your sinus\nlift is performed is dependent on the complexity of your procedure. If your\ncase is not as complex, it may be carried out under a local anaesthetic at our\nlocal dental practice. However, if it is more complex, in which case surgery is\nrequired in order to take bone from your hip, then you will undergo the\nprocedure under general anaesthetic at a hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the procedure, our dentist cuts into\nyour gum to make an opening in your jawbone in order to reveal the sinus\nmembrane. New bone material is then placed into the area between your jaw and\nsinus membrane and the gum tissue is closed with stitches. Sometimes, a\ncollagen membrane may also be placed on top of the bone in order to keep it in\na fixed position, but this may not be the case for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aftercare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the surgery you may experience some bleeding, inflammation or pain; if this occurs you may take over-the-counter painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs to manage the symptoms. Our dentist may also prescribe you some antibiotics in order to prevent infection from occurring at the surgery site. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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